AAP and who belongs....

[Anonymous]

I don't for a second believe that OP is an actual teacher.

But let's say for the sake of argument that she actually is a teacher.

If she were a teacher, she would know that the majority of students are in AAP not through pushy parents or referrals, but because they took two tests required by fcps, at the time they were told to take the tests, met a minimum score and were evaluated by their school as required by the district, and were placed into a program by an independent committee that doesn't know a single one of the parents, to fulfil a mandate required by the state.

If she were a teacher, she would know that the majority of parents in this district are just sending their kids along the path that the district defines as the most appropriate path for their kids to take.

But since she is not a teacher, she is just shouting out generalities and stereotypes for the fun of stirring the pot and she doesn't really care how silly she sounds and how ridiculous her repeat posts are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interesting that a teacher makes a typographical punctuation error and is denigrated for it but a parent who calls it the AAP program (redundancy ) is defended. Parents here are often ridiculous.

Everyone knows people frequently refer to it as the AAP program on this forum. No one says FCPS should get rid of the "AA Program." Also, I view this forum as a casual discussion forum, so I don't edit my posts to make sure they get an A from the self appointed people who think it necessary to correct everyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Other kids deserve AAp no more than most gen ed kids. Other than pushy parents, there is not much difference between most base school kids and most AAP kids. But please keep posting here how your DC is "so special" and "needs" AAP to succeed in life. Poor children become their parents' failures.

You are correct, there is not much difference between most base school kids and AAP kids. I don't think most AAP parents think their kids are "so special." What they think is the Gen Ed curriculum is too watered down, so they see AAP as the way to get their kids the appropriate level of education. Maybe getting to the root cause of why parents feel the way they do and fixing the problem would be a better way of spending your time. Based on your post, I really don't think you should be teaching those kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't for a second believe that OP is an actual teacher.

But let's say for the sake of argument that she actually is a teacher.

If she were a teacher, she would know that the majority of students are in AAP not through pushy parents or referrals, but because they took two tests required by fcps, at the time they were told to take the tests, met a minimum score and were evaluated by their school as required by the district, and were placed into a program by an independent committee that doesn't know a single one of the parents, to fulfil a mandate required by the state.

If she were a teacher, she would know that the majority of parents in this district are just sending their kids along the path that the district defines as the most appropriate path for their kids to take.

But since she is not a teacher, she is just shouting out generalities and stereotypes for the fun of stirring the pot and she doesn't really care how silly she sounds and how ridiculous her repeat posts are.

I hate it when people post "+ 1000" but I agree with this so entirely, so.....

+1000!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Other kids deserve AAp no more than most gen ed kids. Other than pushy parents, there is not much difference between most base school kids and most AAP kids. But please keep posting here how your DC is "so special" and "needs" AAP to succeed in life. Poor children become their parents' failures.

You are correct, there is not much difference between most base school kids and AAP kids. I don't think most AAP parents think their kids are "so special." What they think is the Gen Ed curriculum is too watered down, so they see AAP as the way to get their kids the appropriate level of education. Maybe getting to the root cause of why parents feel the way they do and fixing the problem would be a better way of spending your time. Based on your post, I really don't think you should be teaching those kids.

Preach! So right on.

[Anonymous]

You are correct, there is not much difference between most base school kids and AAP kids. I don't think most AAP parents think their kids are "so special." What they think is the Gen Ed curriculum is too watered down, so they see AAP as the way to get their kids the appropriate level of education. Maybe getting to the root cause of why parents feel the way they do and fixing the problem would be a better way of spending your time. Based on your post, I really don't think you should be teaching those kids.

You are so right!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Maybe getting to the root cause of why parents feel the way they do and fixing the problem would be a better way of spending your time. Based on your post, I really don't think you should be teaching those kids.

Preach! So right on.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think some of them get into the profession without realizing what teaching kids will be like. I most certainly wouldn't like to be in a classroom full of kids on a daily basis. It's hard. I think what's even harder is realizing that after you spend years in school thinking that's what you want to do, and realizing a degree In education isn't necessarily transferable to another field. They are stuck and that's not a good place for them or the kids.

My daughter's college roommates changed their majors to (different flavors of) Education when they realized how hard other majors are. They are nice, intelligent girls and I hope they get their MRS degrees and/or become good teachers. However, they are not going into teaching because it is their calling.